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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The Food Pyramid

For Students 2nd - 8th
What is a food pyramid? Learn about the five major food groups and what constitutes a serving.
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Teach hub.com: 5 Strategies to Teach Social Responsibility

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Social responsibility means intentionally teaching young people to understand themselves, each other, and the world. This article discusses five essential ingredients to teaching for social responsibility in your classroom.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Green River' Essential Guide to Early Ccr

For Students 9th - 10th
A retrospective of the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, focusing on how the group differed from most groups of the late 1960s. The article focuses on how the band produced its unique sound. Two video clips of the group from their...
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National Institutes of Health

Ncbi: Amino Acids Are Linked by Peptide Bonds to Form Polypeptide Chains

For Students 9th - 10th
Proteins are linear polymers formed by linking the a-carboxyl group of one amino acid to the a-amino group of another amino acid with a peptide bond. The formation of a dipeptide from two amino acids is accompanied by the loss of a water...
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Irelands Eye

The People of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage offers links to many famous people from Ireland, including writers, political figures, military figures, inventors, saints, artists, and various groups of peoples that have shaped Ireland's history.
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CNN

Cnn: Other Candidates, Other Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
1996 Debate with a twist. Third party candidates that were excluded from debates have a chance to answer a select group of questions.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: America Revolution: The First Rhode Island Regiment

For Students 9th - 10th
Information not only about the First Rhode Island Regiment, a group made up almost entirely of freed slaves, but also a look at the change in the attitude of enlisting African Americans into the Continental Army as the Revolutionary War...
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CNN

Cnn: Afghanistan War and Transition (2002)

For Students 9th - 10th
A special report on Afghanistan beginning with "Life under the Taliban," and more articles covering the years before the War on Terror. The second group of articles discusses the actual US-led Military Campaign. The Revolution,...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Sam Houston: A Study of Leadership [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and learning activity on Sam Houston. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Bill of Rights in Action: Puritan Ma: Theocracy or Democracy? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource study of the Bill of Rights examines governance by looking at three cases in history for comparison to analyze the concepts of theocracy and democracy in governing. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: How the First State Constitution Helped Build the u.s. Constitution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes how the written constitutions adopted by each of the 13 colonies were the seeds of the U.S. Constitution including the Bill of Rights. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Rachel Carson and the Environmental Movement [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article with questions for discussion and group activity in which students explore the ideas brought forth by Rachel Carson in her book, Silent Spring.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The War of 1812: America's First Declared War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses the War of 1812 as America's first declared war and what that meant for the future of the U.S. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Cold War: How Did It Start? How Did It End? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing 45 years of the Cold War between Russia and the U.S. Questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Politics in England [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource on the political life of England's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and how her conservative politics stirred controversy as well as praise. Students can read and analyze excerpts from Thatcher's speeches. Site includes...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Women in the Military [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article illuminates the history of women in the military and discusses the debate on whether women should be in direct ground combat. Inlcudes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Labor in the Industrial Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting essay traces the growth of the Knights of Labor from a group that represented those in the shoe industry in Philadelphia to a nationwide union fighting for workers' rights. It also traces other union developments over...
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Other

Archaeology Southwest Magazine: The Mimbres [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Download the entire Fall 2003 issue of the Archaeology Southwest Magazine to read several articles relating to the Mimbres culture and pottery. The Mimbres were a subgroup of the larger Mogollon culture inhabiting the Southwest until...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Shyness

For Students 3rd - 8th
Would you sometimes rather be by yourself than with a group of friends? Do you get a little nervous when you meet someone new? It's very probable that you have felt shy before. Some people are just shy in certain situations, other people...
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BBC

Bbc News: Week of 5 26 14: Army 'Knows Where Boko Haram Are Holding Girls'

For Students 9th - 10th
Reports now say that the Nigerian army knows where the group of hundreds of kidnapped girls is being held. Includes video.
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Virginia Historical Society

Virginia Historical Society: Massive Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
A chilling account of the ways Virginia lawmakers attempted to subvert the Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education in 1958. Read about the Southern Manifesto, and the group of laws known as Massive Resistance.
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BBC

Bbc News: Profile: Somalia's Islamist 'Lads'

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the rise of Somalia's Islamic Al-Shabab who have been added to the United States' list of "foreign terrorist organizations". First appearing as a youth and military group in 2006, they are performing militant attacks and...
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Libre Text

Uc Davis Geo Wiki: Biogeochemical Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Present evidence suggests that blue-green algae, and possibly other primitive microbial forms of life, were flourishing 3 billion years ago. This brackets the origin of life to within one billion years. Learn more here about...
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BBC

Bbc: Us Considered Spy Swap Before Arrest of Russian Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States and Russian Governments exchanged spies after a group of Russians were caught spying on the United States government.

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